Aprell Munford

| HOLYOKE – For job seekers struggling with English, Holyoke Community College is turning a state grant into a lifeline — offering training that blends language learning with career skills and digital literacy.

| SPRINGFIELD ― A Holyoke father who evaded capture for over a year after shooting his son during a 2022 argument has been sentenced to up

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke at Springfield Symphony Hall Monday, sharing how hard work and pride in her roots helped her become the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.

| HOLYOKE ― A September Dumpster fire in Holyoke led to the arrest Monday night of a 68-year-old man, according to the state Department of Fire Services.

HOLYOKE ― A midday gun call led Holyoke police to a drug bust Friday, where officers seized hundreds of crack rocks, heroin laced with fentanyl, and more than $4,000.

Police searched him and found dozens of small bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl hidden inside a vape pen that had been changed to hide drugs, he said.

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The Ward 6 School Committee race, sparked by Pat Beaudry's withdrawal and endorsement of Patty Norris Lubold, has quickly evolved into a contest of

The mayor spoke at a morning press conference at the city's Office for Community Development to address these shutdown-related needs, as well as the financial state of the city, which recently drew the scrutiny of the commonwealth.

HOLYOKE — Holyoke's finances are under a microscope, but Mayor Joshua A. Garcia tried to reassure residents Wednesday that the city's bank account isn't running on empty.